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Patrick
to Hold Fashion-show Fundraiser
Assembly candidate’s
fundraiser will teach business attire, etiquette
By
Cheryl Scott
Bulletin
Staff Writer
The
cornerstone of Gwen Patrick’s political agenda is giving young
people more opportunities in business. She is running for 52nd District
State Assembly. She ran against a slate of five candidates in the
primary held in June. She and Councilman Isadore Hall were the top
vote-getters, qualifying them to run in the November election.
She has amassed an energetic group of young volunteers who are coming
up with ideas that will put her concept into action. A luncheon fundraiser
to be held on Saturday, Sept. 13 at La Quinta Real Restaurant, 400 E. Compton
Blvd., will feature a fashion show that will teach professional dress and
etiquette.
The idea came from Shanice McKinley, one of Patrick’s young campaign
workers.
“Shanice came up with the idea and I thought it sounded great,” Patrick
told The Bulletin. “There are not a lot of ways that young people
just entering the job market can learn how to dress in appropriate
attire for interviews and their business life. We’re including a
speaker who will run through proper etiquette for business lunches or dinners.”
The fashion show promises to be entertaining, with comedian Broderick
Rice handling emcee duties. “One thing we’re going to do that
will be fun is to present what not to wear as well as what to wear,” McKinley
said. “The business clothing is being provided by Macy’s, JC
Penney and Sears. We’re putting together the inappropriate attire.”
McKinley recently graduated from Cal State San Bernardino with a
degree in marketing. She plans to continue her education at the University
of Redlands, seeking a master’s degree in business administration.
“Once I get my master’s, I intend to open a chain of youth
centers in Compton where young people can go to find out everything they
need to
know to get into college,” she said. “We will have information
about financial aid, admission requirements, everything it takes
to get registered into the college they want to attend.”
Patrick says that she is putting to work her ideas for encouraging
young people to become entrepreneurs.
“Shanice is a glowing example of what I think young people can accomplish
with proper encouragement and education,” she said. “I have
a very enthusiastic and creative team of young campaign volunteers
who are coming up with great ideas like this. It gives me the opportunity
to
let them put their creative ideas into action, and it’s great to
watch them work.”
The wife of Pastor Charles Patrick of Sunago Christian Fellowship
Church in Compton, she has pledged to “fight to protect the family,
help establish laws that represent voter concerns, monitor spending and
eliminate waste of taxpayer dollars.”
She has helped institute a program that provided jobs and training
through the state Department of Conservation Division of Recycling. She
was the founder of the S.W.A.T. Youth Leadership Program and a mentor in
character development programs for the Compton Unified School District.
Patrick is running a campaign based on community improvement at the
grass-roots level. She is strongly in favor of youth programs, school district
reforms and tough anti-gang measures.
She believes that kids today are at risk because parents are not
at home. “Most parents have to work,” she said. “That
is the reality today. But that also means that our kids are left unsupervised.
We need creative community programs by law enforcement that will lead kids
into more production activities. Gang intervention and prevention programs,
if they are well funded and diligently operated, can go a long way toward
replacing the presence of parents who cannot be there for their kids.”
She believes that the district needs smaller schools. “I am a supporter
of charter schools,” she said. “We need a smaller teacher-student
ratio. At this point in time, the media is educating our kids. I want to
bring the family back into education. We need to help young people make
decisions that will be beneficial for their future. Abortion centers are
increasing in number. Building more won’t solve the teen pregnancy
problem. Education is the only way to do that. And the education has to
include family values.”
“I have dedicated my life to reaching individuals on the margins,” she
says, “to providing opportunities that will offer a chance for them
to become productive citizens. I hope that lots of young business-oriented
people come to this luncheon and pick up some good tips that will
help them in their careers.”
Tickets for the luncheon are $20. To purchase, call (310) 344-3220
or (310) 404-4630.
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